Stocks open higher after Alcoa earnings, better than expected jobs reportNEW YORK — Investors are sending stocks higher in early trading, reassured by Alcoa Inc.’s earnings and some good news on the labor front. Survivor of Khmer Rouge prison testifies she still has scars where she was bound for beatingsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A woman tortured by the Khmer Rouge testified Wednesday that she has spent most of her life trying to forget the horrors she endured in the 1970s and never spoke of the past, even to her husband and children. World markets in holding pattern as investors look to earnings for economy cluesBANGKOK — World markets were in a holding pattern Tuesday, with stock benchmarks narrowly mixed as investors looked to earnings as a possible antidote to pessimism about a quick economic recovery. Performance of the economy could get in the way of Obama’s agendaWASHINGTON — Politically and economically, the next three months are critical for Barack Obama’s presidency. US soldiers among first in Iraq to get new assignment: security hand-off ahead of withdrawalFORT STEWART, Ga. — It was just another day for the U.S. Army in war-weary northern Iraq: insurgents in Mosul, political turf battles in Kirkuk, an attack on the Bayji oil refinery in Salah ad Din. Under grueling Afghan sun, US Marines march through July 4 _ dreaming of cool beer and lakesNAWA, Afghanistan — Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Pakistani warplanes kill 4 in airstrikes on suspected Taliban targets in troubled northwestRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani warplanes bombed suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border early Friday, killing at least four insurgents and wounding seven others, intelligence officials said. Treasurys rise, pushing yields lower, as investors flock to government debt amid bad jobs dataNEW YORK — Treasury prices moved higher Wednesday as investors sought safety in the wake of a discouraging labor market report. Oil hovers above $69 in Asia as traders look to data this week for clues on US recoverySINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $69 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders look to macroeconomic indicators this week for signs of improvement in the U.S. economy. Head of whaling commission says deadlock is damaging for oversight bodyFUNCHAL, Madeira Islands — A long-standing stalemate between pro- and anti-whaling nations is threatening the credibility of the International Whaling Commission, the oversight body’s president said Thursday. Oil hovers near $69 amid mixed signals from US inventories, Federal ReserveOil prices hovered near $69 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signals about crude demand from a weekly U.S. inventory report and a slight rise of the U.S. dollar against the euro. Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy in apparent sign of growing US frictionPARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama’s call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements. Analysis: SC governor’s odd disappearance latest problem for GOP in challenging ObamaNEW YORK — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s mysterious disappearance from his state, topped with misinformation from his staff about where he had gone and what he’d been doing, is the latest sign that Republican governors — once thought to be President Obama’s most credible adversaries — haven’t quite lived up to their billing. ECB’s Trichet: We are in uncharted waters, still risks of sudden financial turbulenceMADRID — The president of the European Central Bank warned Monday that the economy was in “uncharted waters” and said there still remained a risk of unexpected financial turbulence that could roil any nascent recovery. Witnesses: fierce clashes on Tehran streets, police fire tear gas, water cannon at protestersTEHRAN, Iran — Police beat protesters and fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands who rallied Saturday in open defiance of Iran’s clerical government, sharply escalating the most serious internal conflict since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. UN Commission investigating Benazir Bhutto assassination to start work on July 1UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. commission will begin a six-month investigation on July 1 into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the U.N. announced Friday. Legislation would give up to $4,500 for owners to scrap old vehicle, buy new efficient oneWASHINGTON — Car shoppers could take advantage of government incentives worth up to $4,500 this summer to send their old gas guzzler to the scrap heap in favor of a more fuel-efficient new vehicle. Iran directly accuses US of meddling in deepening crisis over disputed presidential electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country’s Islamic rulers. Wisconsin window washer survives 6-story fall from bank, bounces off building’s entryway roofMILWAUKEE — A window washer survived a six-story fall from a bank building with one thought in mind — when was his safety rope going to catch? Iraq unveils findings of prison abuse investigation, dozens of police officers face chargesBAGHDAD — Iraq’s interior minister said Tuesday more than 40 police officers face charges after an investigation into prison abuse found inmates incarcerated without warrants and others with their rights violated. Italy says it is open to taking at least 3 detainees from the Guantanamo prisonWASHINGTON — Italy says it is open to taking at least three detainees from Guantanamo. US manufacturing survey, falling commodity prices fuel world stock market lossesLONDON — World stocks fell sharply Monday as the strength of the dollar depressed commodity prices and weak U.S. manufacturing data diminished expectations about the speed of any recovery in the world’s largest economy. 3 more bodies found from lost Air France jetliner as rainy weather affects search in AtlanticRECIFE, Brazil — A Brazilian ship recovered three more bodies from the Atlantic as searchers said weather and currents complicated their job and warned it is unlikely that all the dead from Air France Flight 447 will be found. Former Bush staffer Schweich says he will not run for Missouri Senate seat in 2010JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A former official in President George W. Bush’s administration says he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat for Missouri being vacated by Kit Bond. Slain Holocaust museum guard remembered as ‘teddy bear’ who went out of his way for othersTEMPLE HILLS, Md. — As an elderly white supremacist approached the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, security guard Steven T. Johns unknowingly held open the door — a final act that friends and family said Thursday was typical of his kindness for others. Pacific state Palau agrees to take Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay detention centerWELLINGTON, New Zealand — The tropical Pacific island nation of Palau announced Wednesday it will accept up to 17 Chinese Muslims who have languished in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay despite a Pentagon determination that they are not “enemy combatants.” Hawaii State Archives holds Lincoln document but no one sure how it got thereHONOLULU — Documents bearing signatures of U.S. presidents have turned up in a lot of unexpected places: Attics, libraries, even thrift stores. Briton accused of hacking US military computers makes new legal bid to avoid extraditionLONDON — A British man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers is asking a court to halt his extradition to the United States. White House says 2 US journalists were wrongly convicted in NKorea, issue is humanitarianWASHINGTON — The White House says two U.S. journalists convicted and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea are innocent. Lloyds Banking Group gets 87 percent takeup on open offer of shares worth 4 billion poundsLONDON — Lloyds Banking Group PLC said Monday that it has placed 4 billion pounds ($6.35 billion) of shares which will enable it to make a partial repayment of government support. |
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